New Members Majesstic Posted June 19 New Members Share Posted June 19 I think this is a petrified mushroom cap I found it in the kings river above camp 4 1/2. Here are some pics. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoda Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 Very very few fossilized mushrooms. They don't preserve in this manner. There have been a few in Amber that have been shown on the forum recently. Not sure what this is ? MotM August 2023 - Eclectic Collector Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 Is it heavy for its size? Looks like a bullet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 11 minutes ago, Al Dente said: Is it heavy for its size? Looks like a bullet. The shape is right, but I think it might be too small. From the texture I'd guess layered concretion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackdanter Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 It does look like a bullet/projectile thats struck something. I'd expect it to be flat on the impact side but the overall colour looks right for old lead based material. There's a couple of spots local to me where you can find a lot of similar but larger spent bullets. They are places the Canadian Army trained prior to D Day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 @Majesstic How big is this? @blackdanter How small are they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackdanter Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 (edited) 32 minutes ago, Rockwood said: @Majesstic How big is this? @blackdanter How small are they? Usually up to an inch in diameter around the impact end, sometimes less. It depends on the distance traveled by the projectile and the caliber. That object is quite small but it could be a 22 caliber bullet I guess. We find those but then it's a US origin caliber so correct for Canadian Army use here. Edited June 19 by blackdanter correction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 This bullet mushroomed just the way the manufacturer promised. Without a jacket, so not military. Probably .22 caliber hollowpoint. 1 1 http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 13 minutes ago, Harry Pristis said: This bullet mushroomed just the way the manufacturer promised. Without a jacket, so not military. Probably .22 caliber hollowpoint. That would explain the amount of deformation with the lower charge. I'm thinking this was probably before modern varmint rifles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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